Automobile radiator shutter



Dec.- 16, 1930. J. G. GIAMPAOLI AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR SHUTTER 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 27. 1928 J. G. GIAMPAOLI 1,785,482

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR SHUTTER Filed Oct. 27. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Dec. 16, 1930.

Patented Dec. 1 1930- .7 1

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' open position the panels eachdepend for. sup- JOSEPHYGUY GIAMPAOLIQOE nnxnrnonl mgnrmnna. J

AUTOMOBILE name,

" Application 'filed loctober 2'2, 19 s;

' The present invention pertains to improvements in shutters for automobile radiators broadly, and morespeoifically the same has reference to novel means for absorbing the usual vibration of. the shutter-panels, dur-' 'ing the operation'of the motor and hile the said panels. are in open position. V

' There is practically 1 no vibration of the panels in most makes ofshuttersiwhile thesame are in closed position, this being due to the fact that they generally abut each other longitudinally in this position; whereas, in

port solely upon their end connections to the shutter frame. 7 i r This invention aims to overcome-this fault, by providing novel tensioning means ongageable With-the panels of the shutter, when;

7 said panels are in open position to absorbthe vibration thereof during the operation of the motor. y r

The prime object of the invention is' to provide a vibration absorber of the above char; acter which because ofit's, extreme simplicity 'nomical demand of the public.

' Another object'of thedevice is to'provide w an anti-vibrating device of the naturementionedwherein'the partscan be readily ad justed to regulate the'tension necessarybe tween the device and the shutter panels." 4 7 After considering the" following specificakl tion and claims other importa'nt objects "and advantages of the invention vvill beco "e ap parent;

7, In the 1; f g z p e Fig. 1; representsapartial front elevation of an automobile radiator ,equippedi vvith a' shutter otlconventional design.

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- Fig; -1llu'strates* the radiator of a Well knewn m "kjf of automobile equipped with n .r fleferring p ventionalstructureishoviin;'the radiator A is can be manufactured at a cost'within th'eleco consistsinconstructiohofa plurality lofver- I fenders EE'of the automobilebodv Ad- 'acen't'i' the respect'ive ends f of the bar the Fig. 2, is-a'fragmentary-sectionalview of 1 the shutter construction in'op'en'position-a'nd in association With the present invention,.;this f view beingtaken substantiallyion line 2- 2 i g e of Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the; V f p 1' 'f "position,

, I Fig. 3, is a seotlonalIvlew taken on's'ubstan-n tially' the same-line in; Figul, showing the I shutter panels in closed ipositionl and the spring fingers assumingjtheir normaLoblique dispositioni J:

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shown in*separated"position; y r Fig. "7,is a' orosssectijonal View ofthe modified fofnrofitheinvention? V If" 7 ""Rjeferringitoithe drawings wherein like nu mejr-als-des'ign'ate like ang ea-m imzia een invefitionfith'e ea -t ereof being conventional: shut ter. V In "this view of the drawingythe inventioiiis sli'owninthe'form V 6fa bracbarlfor theheadlights rtheautomobile.- i

equipped with the ta -venting "shutter structure generallyfreferred toiiby-B. This reverted camped bar is provided? and adaptedfto be secured at its ends to the-usual usual] head g The b'a'j wh are is tohts i :F b may "be supported. vvill'be designated by num'er 1 p heri t l y i' i e m dia d'sofft'h f rresponding "sectional. "and 7 vide literally disposed fin'geisf 5. Thesefin- 7 fgers are. sprung to an'oblique position with will tensionally contact with the panels and will absorb the vibration thereof "J In Fig. 6, of the drawings; a slightly modified fdrm of the invention is adapted for as "s'ocia-tion with the bafQQ'which is sub stantially-the same construction as the bar 2. This iqrnil ineludesf an elongated nalrrow p1ate flstrilxck-Qut at spacedintervalsto pre respe ct'to the plate. fsThe plate.iszto be iofa-x 7 xsuitablespring material so that the fingers R e will'poss'e'sea silffieient degree'tjf re silieney. H

The plate 4 and the bar 2']; are formed with V 15 epenings to reeeive ajsl'iitable secfiringelef "mentfiwhereby the samemay be.securedtogetherQI'The fingersia re-adziptedte eflgage H the shutter panels in substantially the same mannerlas befere describedl 20 t lt will nej"be feenthatthefintelitieiijwill v may-be eon strueted flof zinyr;lineterial found 35 eithei' 21, Vertical 0i horizontal iibsitiq uto 1 disposed in eitheir manner, Fig; 2, dfthe serve to' eliniina te the usnaifdisag eeebh s nd .p rqduced by the vibr'etignoftheopen t penelsge qfijan automobile iediat n-shntter. i e It iezalsot0;be;underste0d that;thedevice t l s tab e tan lw ous s n s fine made in, the size; andf shepejiof the 7 device I .withent departing mm; the ;spi- 15it "of the, in-

V iQil aj 1s p f hmppe ded lai s? an @:1F rm e, t -PletePr Y fwv t itlltes n finger ,m y po it o d i etthe rea i of the s uttez en d suitably seelned. r to th a i ifi' tthu' c c li t 'de-i Vieeirem view:and-pernaittinggits use in g ,5 B;

accgmmlate hutte havin hei panels lrawying' d f clesesin fie zl ne he s ing; of this plate to the front side of the 5; tiori,a lfher z ntallydi posed. brace bar t, 50,: withfthe' J lls ii alep i iilil s "(if in the gshntter lwhen 6; t the headlights i of the; entomobileb "said bie cf be i i f nv ted i -s ape 9.1 1%?? iQi an en nalffin is proje ting trend eii id 1 f t b ri or ten o a eng gement thefeaid peneleare in Open; position. Y-

' A 52 i 5 lii reting dwice tie -autom b ied t iem tt r i-w p n n sflmbina tiefi ei rherizontally disposed: bIaCQ-Eb ZLIf fOI- V e.a g "o. hs m to i e;sa d. w e- J ""th a-plnr ty\ otae l quely, di IP9 I ?Zl= fi lg i ede ed ea e te 7 sienedby disposing the nsuei penel's pfjthe shutter in' f )pen po s tiqn and; against th s a'id. 

